Letting Go of Ian

A memoir by Jo Cundy, recounting her experience of watching her cherished husband, a senior bishop, walk towards death from cancer--and what happened afterwards. Cathartic, comforting and moving, this is the story of Jo's own faith journey both before and after Ian's death.

Every death, and every bereavement, is unique. It is familiar, yet painfully personal. Ian and Jo's joint grief was played out in the public sphere, offering Jo unique insights on the nature of public and private grieving. As she tells her story, she articulates deep truths and asks profound questions that anyone following the same journey can appreciate: God is Lord of the unexpected; He provides traveling companions; grief is always public--and what happens next? How do we befriend our own mortality?

Easy to read, open and vulnerable, Jo and Ian's story contains deep and practical truths for anyone walking a similar road.

Jo Cundy is the widow of Ian Cundy, who was Bishop of Peterborough until his death in 2009. She is a retired solicitor and spent 10 years involved in the NHS in Non-Executive roles. She now lives in County Durham and has three grown up children and five grandchildren.